iTunes File Sharing on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

You can copy files between your computer and apps on your iOS device that work with iTune File Sharing. Filmakr has the ability to use file sharing between your iOS device and your Mac. For instance, you shoot numerous clips into Filmakr, then copy them to your Mac so that you can open them in Premiere or Final Cut Pro for Mac OS X. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to locate your video folder inside of Filmakr and copy the entire contents to your computer. Read more

This is how you do it filmakrs: gorgeous well-composed steady shots in glorious Moondog Labs anamorphic Home Movie Masters take note of this experiment from Donald Rees with his MoondogLabs lens and our Filmakr app at the Vancouver Aquarium!Read more

This is a good little tut to learn about the basics of shutter speed and frame rates so you can capture motion effectively. One important topic the lesson omits is the need to sometimes alter your shutter rate due to flickering lights.

Our video camera app provides you with a range of Aspect Ratio Masks

Aspect ratio masks are black bars that cover the iPhone’s native 16:9 High Definition to provide alternate sizes for your films. You can change your mask at any time. The original footage you copy to the Camera Roll or back up to Dropbox will not have your masked permanently burned into it.

When you MAKE a film, your mask is included burned into your finished film.

What are Aspect Ratio Masks used for?

Use aspect ratio masks to prep your films for sharing on square-format social sites such and Vine and Instagram, or to give your films that cinematic widescreen look such as 2.39:1 Anamorphic, 2.20:1 (70mm).

With the arrival of television, video formats became 4:3 with standard definition and later 16:9 with high definition, which at 1.78:1 was a close match to 1.85:1 widescreen cinema. We have not included this 1.85:1 Academy Flat as an option since the video HDTV standardized ratio of 16:9 equals 1.78:1 and therefore is for all intents and purposes a comfortably close enough substitute for 1.85:1 We just didn’t feel little black slivers at the top and the bottom of the image were particularly useful nor did they say “cinematic”.

How to use Filmakr Aspect Ratio Masks

1) Tap on the Top-Center Dropdown which navigates to the Film Settings screen
2) On the Film Settings screen, Tap on the center circle (16:9, 2.20:1, 2.39:1, or 1.1)
3) On the Aspect Ratio Mask screen, Swipe the UIPicker on the bottom of the screen to select your aspect ratio mask
4) Tap DONE in the upper-right corner

Note that these masks are black bars that are applied over the full frame. To shoot real, native 2.39:1 Anamorphic. Filmakr proudly supports the Moondog lens.

The Filmakr experience is designed to get you shooting right away with a quick start. No need to create an account, nor to sign in, nor even to create and name a new project. Just tap the record button and you’ve started your first film. Read more